Tag: Editorial

April 14, 2017Abigail SivyerComments Off on When you can’t undo mistakes, rise and grow from experience

Click. Click. Click. Undo! Undo! Undo! If you’ve spent any time using Microsoft Word or Apple Pages, you’ve also spent some time clicking that “undo” button at the top of the screen. More than once has that little backwards arrow saved my life. You know that feeling of panic when you’re typing along, finally making

March 10, 2017Abigail SivyerComments Off on Stop judging, comparing—base your worth on what God says

Confidence. Beauty. Self-esteem. These may come naturally for some, or not so much for others. We live in a country obsessed with how we look and how we feel about ourselves. We rate people’s level of attractiveness in our minds, or worse, aloud. We compare our beauty to theirs, making ourselves feel better or worse.

Exactly 2,400 hours and 144,000 minutes go by in the course of 100 days. A lot can happen in 100 days. America is beginning to evidence the power of 100 days since Trump’s inauguration three weeks ago. President Trump’s 100-day plan has flooded the media since November and caused much controversy. His plan includes repealing

December 9, 2016Abigail SivyerComments Off on During this busy commercial season, be kind to employees

Imagine that finals are over and you’re back home. You’ve slept a few days and now are ready for some Christmas shopping. Traffic is a mess. You get stuck at the same light for five minutes and why is every single Christmas station playing “The Chipmunk Song” at the same time? Finally you get to

November 11, 2016Abigail SivyerComments Off on Superbike murders remind us of our fallen human nature

The Superbike murders case, where four people at Superbike Motorsports in Chesnee were shot and killed in 2003, came to a close this past Saturday in connection to a recntly-solved missing persons case. Todd Kohlhepp, the sex offender accused of kidnapping Anderson local Kala Brown and murdering her boyfriend, Charles Carver, confessed to the four

November 4, 2016Abigail SivyerComments Off on As the election approaches, remember the power of prayer

Does prayer have enough power to change the course of U.S. history? For the Christian, the response to this question is an automated “yes.” The belief that prayer is powerful is fundamental to the Christian faith. But do you really believe this to be true? Merriam-Webster defines believing as “a firm conviction as to the

October 28, 2016Abigail SivyerComments Off on When success seems unattainable, keep pushing yourself

Baseball fans everywhere are still in shock that after a collective 176 years of futility, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs are meeting in the World Series. The Cleveland Indians last appeared in the World Series in 1997 but have not won since 1948. Even more surprising, the Chicago Cubs last played in the

October 21, 2016Abigail SivyerComments Off on In the face of unexpected trials, find strength in Jesus Christ

Matthew. Not the name. But the category five hurricane that ripped through the Caribbean up through the Southeast of the United States. With winds up to 107 mph, rainfall up to 17.49 inches and flooding across North and South Carolina and Haiti, many lives were affected by Matthew. At least 43 U.S. lives stepped into

October 7, 2016Abigail SivyerComments Off on Comparing yourself to others: a detriment to your happiness

We compare grades, friends, relationships, clothes and even levels of spirituality. These are all too common comparisons at Bob Jones University. Living in an environment that challenges students to be their best is a growing experience. This growth is vital to our futures as responsible, hardworking adults. But we too often translate my best to